Title: Evaluate individuals with diverse needs and challenges, using formal and informal assessment practices.
Course: Family and Human Services II (19999-II) > Section: Assessing the Diverse Needs of Individuals and Families

Evaluation should include

- completing a Virginia Uniform Assessment Instrument (VUAI) based on a written case scenario
- completing an informal assessment (e.g., writing a synopsis of the financial, social, mental health, environmental, and legal conditions based on notes from an interview).

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why should clients be assessed?
- What is the purpose of evaluating people with diverse needs and challenges?
- What does it mean to assess a client?
- In what way can clients be assessed?

Communication

- How can evaluation results be shared with clients and families?
- How are evaluation reports constructed?
- How does a professional determine which skills should be evaluated?

Leadership

- How can a care provider use client assessment?
- What skills must a caregiver have to evaluate clients?
- How does a professional initiate the assessment of a client?

Management

- What tools are necessary to evaluate clients?
- How are family resources allocated based on client assessments?
- How are client assessments related to the use of available community resources?